EP 2766260 A4 20150701 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LAUNCHING AND LANDING UAVs
Title (en)
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LAUNCHING AND LANDING UAVs
Title (de)
SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUM STARTEN UND LANDEN UNBEMANNTER FLUGKÖRPER
Title (fr)
SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DE LANCEMENT ET D'ATTERRISSAGE DE VÉHICULES AÉRIENS SANS PILOTE (UAV)
Publication
Application
Priority
SE 2011051218 W 20111012
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2013055265A1] The present invention relates to a system and method for automatic launch and landing UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). The system comprises a ground station adapted for automatic UAV launching and landing. The ground station comprises: means for communication with UAVs present within a range from the ground station; an arrangement adapted for launching UAVs and for capturing in-flight UAVs, said arrangement having at least one controllable arm; a computing unit arranged to compute a meeting point between the at least one controllable arm and one in-flight UAV based on data communicated between the UAV and the ground station by means of said means for communication; and a control unit arranged to control the at least one arm to capture an in-flight UAV at the meeting point or to launch one UAV. The system is characterized in that the control unit is arranged to control the at least one arm to move a UAV between the meeting point and at least one storage position.
IPC 8 full level
B64F 1/02 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B64U 10/00 (2023.01 - EP US); B64U 70/30 (2023.01 - EP US); B64U 70/70 (2023.01 - EP US); B64U 80/70 (2023.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [XAI] EP 2218642 A2 20100818 - AEROVEL CORP [US]
- [A] US 2008156932 A1 20080703 - MCGEER BRIAN T [US], et al
- [A] DR W J CROWTHER: "Perched landing and takeoff for fixed wing UAVs", HTTPS://WWW.ESCHOLAR.MANCHESTER.AC.UK/API/DATASTREAM?PUBLICATIONPID=UK-AC-MAN-SCW:2E1122&DATASTREAMID=FULL-TEXT.PDF, 31 October 2000 (2000-10-31), APPLIED VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY SYMPOSIUM, Ankara, XP055189314
- See also references of WO 2013055265A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2013055265 A1 20130418; EP 2766260 A1 20140820; EP 2766260 A4 20150701
DOCDB simple family (application)
SE 2011051218 W 20111012; EP 11874051 A 20111012